Grew up in Illinois and Florida; father a residential housing contractor. Skipped college to join Army. Bought used garbage truck in 1962; discovered the power of repeat customers. Turned small trash-hauling operation into waste-management titan WMX. Quit 1984. Bought stake in 19-store video rental chain Blockbuster 1987; expanded, sold to Viacom 7 years later for $8.4 billion. Invested some of the proceeds in resorts; sold stake in Extended Stay America to Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group 2004 for $185 million. Owner of pro football's lowly Miami Dolphins hired famed coach Bill Parcels as head of football operations to hopefully return the team to glory.